Evaluation of assays available to measure free testosterone

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 554-559

  Morley, John E ^a,b   Patrick, Ping ^a,b   Perry III, H M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0036257524     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2002.31975     Document Type: Article

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